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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the chapel in the Wisconsin State Prison. In the foreground are chairs, and in front of the stage is a piano. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Two police officers holding rifles escort two prisoners into a paddywagon. Lining the road is a long, perspective view of an outdoor prison. Red text impri... |
| Date: | 11 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster created by SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), advocating support of prison rebellions, and the abolishment of alleged racist prison terror. Fe... |
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| Description: | A view of a dress parade, with the men wearing military-like uniforms. They men are lined up in orderly rows in a field house. Caption reads: "Dress Parad... |
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| Description: | A view of the marching parade with a band leading the way. Brick buildings line the avenue, with trees behind the property. Caption reads: "Parade Avenue -... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the regiment, lined up in a courtyard. Men with firearms face the viewer, while other men stand to the right side. The band stands at the ... |
| Date: | 02 08 1879 |
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| Description: | A cartoon entitled: "The Latest Illustration of Our Humane Indian Policy" depicting an imprisoned, injured Native American man who has been served "boiled ... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Harry Houdini in a scene from the silent motion picture, "The Grim Game." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Kitty Gray (played by Grace Cunard) sits forlornly on the straw in a dungeon in the kingdom of Grahaffen in a scene still from Episode 7 "Between Two Fires... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | String band consisting of seven inmates at Waupun State Prison. Three seated men hold guitars, three others hold violins and one standing man holds a cello... |
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| Description: | Walter Wanger gets his hand stamped by a prison guard. He is wearing a suit and sunglasses and holds a binder. |
| Date: | 12 10 1964 |
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| Description: | View of two men, with their backs to the camera, are sitting in a workshop at Oregon State Farm painting toys. Pieces of freshly painted, disassembled toy ... |
| Date: | 1789 |
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| Description: | Map of New York City showing ward boundaries, ferries, streets, roads, swamps, ponds, and rivers. The properties of Lispinard, Byards, Jones, Rutgers, and ... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Poster for the film "The Flaming Crisis." A is man laying on a cot in a jail with his hand raised to protect himself. Standing near the cot is a ghost wear... |
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| Description: | Director James Whale filming a scene from the 1939 film "The Man in the Iron Mask." An unidentified actor, possibly Louis Hayward, is wearing the iron mask... |
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| Description: | Eleanor Griffith is looking into the eyes of Chester Morris, while Harry Stubbs and Mae Busch are looking on. They are standing outside a prison gate in a ... |
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| Description: | Long shot of Eleanor Griffith, Chester Morris, Harry Stubbs and Mae Busch standing on the steps in front of a prison gate in a scene from the 1929 film "Al... |
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